The Sun. — London, England, 1809-02-16 00:00:00

r ' .' GIMENI.V6 , )6 EXAMINED ry ZILL wARnLp, h th ere a person of the Mune of Frome now in Op witnesN's °thee ?—A. Tbere is not. U. Did be not Come to town in order to surceed, in the .witiwsfes'ottito, anoiber clerk who had lett it No; castle. in Older to settle some pc . counts 0! own. Witere did be.,settle 1 taco) ?—A. Near my officg. Q. Does the ‘A itness know if ho is 'not .an agent for the 28th regiment olfout ?--A. I a not certain, poasibly,,he may. Q. Ilaa thu witile3i any conuo6tion with Mr. Fran% Ntinu wilates,er. Q. Duos witness recollect any difference,' to Lave .00currcd betwetln the Duke of York 1444 himself ro- Jative to the :ippc.iiintnent of Mr. Elde.rton a) Pay -IsWistri in i itat regiment ?--A. 1 du nut , recollea of any diiii•rence, but the Doke of York deidred $0 into - . the chera6ter and fitness of tt.at ° Gentletnan, and. to repnrt ihe .biaino to Ins Itoy i 4 :. 4 4,;Dociither..witut:iss .know Mr::. Clarke ' do nor, §v .w the witness expri.-6s in a [wig to Mrs. 0 4 05 0 ,1 )0 w bp disapprmed of her getting arsritlaint. ad with tiir. Fihhtrry I du remember , to have otatii written tto Mrs. Clarke. Q. By LAird FoLIMONE,...-HOW long wns Frame in the office of the witness hclore ht left it ?—A. do nut exactly recolleohaps three or four years. Q... By %bum did the witness send the letter to Mra, choke ) .!--11. Mr. Taylor, shoemaker in Q. 1,1JY:% the, WiinCati know Mrs. SinclairSuther. 'laud I do. • Q. When did he see her last ?—A. Nut these two years . Q.. D;kt the witness become saw:tinted with Mrs. Sinclair through' the Duke of York ?—A. My aq quairitante with 101 was the more increased through the 111ke,of York, but 1 was previously acquainted with liar. Q, Doe,t the witnesi know what was the charac ter of that Lady ?—Wi tu.:3s was ordered to with draw, PlotctwAt. observed that Ihl3 question was highly improper and irrelevant to the present inquiry, tis it might tend to implicate the reputation of a per ,,on who , was no Pregollt, add'consetmeptly bad no me:itto vindieJting herself. Lord Ful..4sTosrvindicate4 the propriety of the queskion as highly proper, as it had rt claiecimpeei:fion vit4 : the inveroigation, and -especially as she had been, in point at latA, a kept mistres3 of the Duke of k Iylr c PERCEVAL,coDOOemd , ir extremely lvird that SUCkit question should be pot rehitive to the.charac. ter of a person.. who 'was not cited as a witness he fore the Committee, and consequently was deprived of 4.70ry opportunity of cletendmg herself. . Neither way it a question of 'much delicacy to the - witness, Ann ftir less did it .show any. clegrEe of delicacy to the Dplie of York. tie.therefore hoped the Noble would nOt persiSt in it under these circumstances. and that moreover that ins Hon. Friend had finished ills reply before he made the communications. Mr. WHITBREAD contended, that it Was neither indecorous nor inconsistenrwith Porliamentary rules for Members to make communications to such as were close to each other. The CHANCILLIMII 01 . the ExonEatma believed it was the general feeling of the Committee, 'Writ() individual was at liberty to suggest any answer what- . sever to any interrogatory that was put in.the na- . ,, ture of evidence .to another Member.. kle conceived that , no Member. in the Committee bad aitysnperior advantages in ibis reipett over any witness who gage evidence at the Bar of the House. Surely it would never be,maintained, that a witness.placed in . that ituntiun, and labouring under any. difficulty or embarrassment respating the answer to be made, ought to receive any assistance. Neither did lie ap prehend that any Member of Parliament was enti- tied to receive, any suggestion from another, - when. Ue was. called upon in his place to give his evidence on any que4ion, Mr. WINDHAM knew of no, principle recognized, by Parliamentary practice, by which a .lNlember - w,as rgistrained,tipul both, giving and receiving CUIMPLIni. cations and informations from another during the discussion of any question. On this ground he per fe&ly justified the conduit of the Noble Lord, and . especially iki,he afterwards declared his communica tion to be perfedly innocent he, therefore, thought the Hon. Baronet %vas premature in calling the Flom Gentleman to order. Mr. CANNIN(/ ►vas proceeding to animadvert with considerable degree of warmth on the observations which an Hon. Member opposite to him (Mr. Whit bread) had made, .re'lative to the prerogative which Memper of Parliament had,over any other witness 6;ving his evidence, when .the Right Hon. Gentle man was Oiled to order. Mr. Wail ear..to repeated and explained his for- !Tier observatkms with reipect to the right which every Member in the House has of communicating information to another.' Hedid say what the litight' Hon. Secretary stated, that a Member has a right to derive any benefit from the suggestions of another when oiatuined in evidence during the pending of a tintstion, but that question being answered, Itu Willi op longer restriaed. • Mr. CatvNtsrp , contessed he had misunderstood the meaning or the,Hun.iMember, for heat first did . conceive the Hon. Gentleman made an essentrar difference between a Member (31 . " Porliamcnt in giv. 11 . .5 testimuny„ and ,an ordinary wit ness at .the'. bat; and he.was the more satisfied in this case, be cause the Noble f i ord had declared, that what he communic.aed was perfectly Mr. Wrimitir.AD protested that he never did lay down such apreposterous doctrine. ma. WAIIOI,B RXAIIINV.D BY AIR. BEBBSPORD. he Hon. Gentleman produce all letters which prised—(Order,. Otyler.)— . Will .; he produce ;11 letters of Mrs. chirko which he may have, in his pos, - iesiion relative 'to the lisquiry.helpre the Com , thittre v%, , i11 not withhold any letter or paper whatsoever itylny potsetisioni which has the stualleSt eonntq.7tiott the prek.4ent luquiry. Ate all the letters in the Hon. Gentleman's possession on tins subject frunt Mrs. Clarke now on theArtble ?--A, the,he.t of. tny beliet they are. .MI'.I.OCKALM,--When did the Honourable Gentleioatt receive the tenets Amled to by Mrs. (14rIte do not recollect, tor I keep no ,lief to the question to be, that Mrs. Siuclair was ant cited es a witness before the Cemminee, he would, in , order to remove this obje6tion, therefore move that Mrs. Sinclair be summoned. . Alter Mr. Beresford, Sir William Wynne, Gen. Norton, Sir Arthur Wellesley, Mr. Windham. and . Mr. Porceval, had severally delivered their seuti ments on the propriety of repeating the question, Lord Folkstoue agreed to withdraw it. Mr.. GRRIN WOOD recalled, and the examination continued by Lord FOLKSTONE. l i ' Q. Does the witness know whether there was 1 any conuretion between Mrs. Sinclair and the Duke of York ?-4. I know there was. Q. How does he know this feet I—A. Because ,``l heard Mrs. Sinclair say so. herself. - Q. Did the witness know if Mrs. Sinclair had a child by the Duke of York ?—A. I heard such a report. Witness was ordered to withdraw. - The ATTORNRY-GENERAL thought this question was equally objeaionable with his Lordship's former question, which the Committee condemned as im proper, and directly contrary to all rules of evidence; if such questiona were allowed to be put, it was uncertain where they would terminate, and it there fore became the duty' of the Committe to restrain them within proper bounds.—Witness recalled. Q. Does witness know if there %ills a house taken for Mrs. Sinelair at Flamborotigh ?—A. I do nut. Q. Does witness know if any application made' in behalf of any person by Mrs. Sinclair for a Troop of Horse was attended with success ?—A. Not to ney k dOW ledge. . . Q. Dues witness know if any person got eithera Troopof Horse, or a Company, through the same application to the Deice of York ?—A. No, I do not, Q. Did the witness ever write a note to any G ee. nerel.Ofticer for the purpose of (*tallying a recom mendation in behalf of a young Officer ?—A. I do recollea writing a note on a subject of this kind. • Q. Does the witness know that such a promotion in the army was .owing to a very high•application , A. I certainly do not. Q. BY Sir JOHN Seeetetonr.---The witness has olreadystated that the Duke of York ordered him to make an inquiry relative to the charaaer 'of Mr, Merton ; what - was the result of' that inquiry ?-=A. The result-was, that his Royal Highness approving of that Gentleman's charaClcr, he was.eppointed, as Soon as.a vacancy'oectsi red, to the Paymastership of a regiMent. ' ' U. By Sir R. Wieerems.—Dpes witness know es hether Mr. Taylor paid any grins of money on ac count of the Duke of York le--/V. 1 am not aware •. of ally. such payments. Q.'Does witness k n ow o f aril large num.'s of mo ney peid,to Mrs. Clarke, while under the protealore of Ibis ROYal Highness ?—A. No sums of neoeey, large or small, have passed through my hands for that' purpose. . Q. By Mr. C. ,puts,---The svitness has admit ted that he had some correspondence with Mr.TV lor; when did that correspondence take place ?--elt: 'lt took place a few days ago. I do not recollea any former communication. ' Q.. By Mr. Mecnoereen.--Had witness anyesp plicetion from Mr. Eldertou for the place of ray= master ?-:-.A. Yes : I believe he applied at my Of, flee, but hiseapplication was not admitted. C.I. By Sir A. Weeenserey.._The' usual inquiries wore, no doubt, "made'reseelitine him ; 'were they saii , latio6 , ?e--A. The fir 4 Inquiries were eatilfac tory, lest sonic were subsequently received aut ano ther or the saute nature, in consequence of which I wrote to. Sir Robert Abererombie. Q. - Whet diScoteries .were mnde to cause you to be dissatisfied ?--A. I was informed of some in stances 'of miscondtid. , Q. What was the conseqaence 2—A, I reported (Ilene to Sir R. Abercronebie, and some friend of Mr. Eldertoo afterwards wrote to Sir R. Abercrombie, at", to the Secretary at %Ver. • Q.' Ry Mr. : fiICAND ----Were the obia 10115 re moved by Sir B. Abercrombie ?—A. Yes; I believe entirely, . O. By Mr: Anetteaotesre:—How do yon know that any subsequent application !eel been made in • his favour by Sir 11. Abercrombie ?—A. I had let letters to that elle& from Sir R. Abercrambiti Mr. WAUDI..E. observed, that be had moved yes terday fur the attendance of Colonel Gordon, with the dpeements respeaing the exchange between CO lenel Knight and Colonel ,Beooke. He now 'wished Colcuel Gordon Might' be called in. • ecittenel Gordon was accordingly celled - in, and • examined by Lurd FOLK STONgo ' - Q. Has Colonel Gordon the documents retaking 'to the eechange bet Ween Colonel Knight and Col. Brooke ? e --Et. Yes,* they are here. • . 'The several documents relative to the transaCtiou were then delivered in, ,and read by the Clerk. Q. Is Colonel Gordon acquainted. with Major Turner ?—A. I was. . ' Q. When did, that acquaintance begin ?''.J-- . A.' In 1803. . 1 Q. When did you see him last, previous to his resignation ?—A. Yes, he called on me ,previous to 1 that time. Q. Did he, "solicit any other plate 2ee-A. Not that 1 I recollea. , 1 Q. Did he not request to be put 'upon the Staff ? 1 A. 'He might : I do not exact} y recoiled, Q. Did he state any reason for wishing to resign ?.• A. Upon his mentioning that wish I expressed some stnprise, and advised hintio consider about it • I ofe terwards learnt that he had got into some unfortti-, pate scrape with a woman, which made it desirable for him to retire. Q. Did he explain . .to you the cause of that dis agreement ?—A. He would have entered upon that • explanation, but I stopped him. ' . Q. Did he mention the name of the woman to witness :- e -A. No, I am 'Confident he did not. • Q.. By the ATTORNEIrvGENERAL.WbeII such applications pre Made, is it not usual to make inqui ries intn - cOnduet, - and.to ail upon them ?—A. It is. '11; By Mr. eel EEV Ye-e-DO you believe that have log aaeil dishonourably towards a Lady would have 'prevented the Yawing of the favour. he requested ? - , --.A..•That might . depend Lyon the :nature of the offence: • . • • Q: By Lord Foexteroteeee--Does ,witness, knew whether any measures were taken by the Common-' der in Chief in consequence of any anonymous let ter against Maj. Turner I—A. I believe there might. Q. Are anonymous letters attended to in general ? A. 4 believe they are. .- ' e I the Commander in Chief ?-4k. Yes ; I believe in- Variably. Lord FOLKSTON a observed, that an order had been made that evening for the attendance of Mr. Duff. He understood that in consequence of that order Mr. Duff was in the lobby of the House, and bad with him the papers he had been ordered to prOduce. He bad gone out to see Mr. Duff, who consented to put the papers into, his hands. He had looked at some of them,.and was of opinion they were of sufficient importance to deserve the attention of the Commit tee. This,he had. communicated to the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite to him (Mr. Percevaly; he had also mentioned that it was not convenient for Mr. Duff to remain in order to be examined that night : he promised, however, to call on him to-morrow, and to bring the papers. • General ItocnionT called in and examined. Q. By the CIVOICELLOft of the EXCHAQUER...*, Does witness know if S. Carter was reputed the na tural son of Captain Sutton ?—A. He was, and lived with him as such. Q. How did be bring him up ?—A. Ho brought him his son. Q. Did he give him any education ?—A. Yes; he educated him himself, and took much pats to im prove him. - Q. By J. C. BEnEsroaDo—Was Samuel Carter. in the habit. of dining with Captain Sutton I,—A. I never had occasion to observe, I never dined with Captain- Sutton.. _ _ lily Mr. Comßae—When did Captain Sutton die ?—A. He died about two or three years ago. Thu CHANCEI.4OR of the Etcuacitiatt now moved, that the Chairman do report progress, and ask leave to sit again 5 and the House being re. stinted, it ,was, ordered that the Committee do'sit again this day. Ordered, on the motion of Lord , FOLK.O.TONZ, that Mr. Duff do attend this day, and bring with him the papers to which be had already alluded.-- Ordered also, that Mr. Dono%'an, Captain H. San den, and Mrs. Clarke, do attend at the same time: Adjourned at a Civarter- before Two this inorningi • Mill LS. A kit v £6-1 Dublin, 7 Waterford. DuL —l3 Gotteuburgb, I Alaltat !'RICE OF STOCKS • THIII DAY AT TWALy o'cyoqez. con Sols - . • .' " 67a T I; SUN. 410► ,1M QUIS ,OIC/4.2 •1141.4 UM ♦UDRAT o N 1) 0 N, vuußeAgy 16, iseg. DON VEDR . O CEVALLOS : reached Town last night. The intelligence he has brought confirms, the A'c covints whielt bad previously reached us respe6ting the onattitnoti i dispoSition of the Inhabitants of the South of Spain to resist the French to s the utmost. , ,the greatest, exertions are em ployed to improvo and increase the fortifications, and the inhabitants' are 'determined to defend it to the last extremity. Proper precautions, however, have been, taken, to secure the Fleet from An daft gtr of falling into the bands of‘lhe PrOnch, if they should Utifoit4:ately be ultimately successful. It is with thec,Rtmost. regret we find ,that the disc pule between the Governor of Jamaica and the House of Aisembly has not yet been adjusted. A variety of meetings have taken Oace in different parts of the Island upon the•Rubjea, And the:Governor has found it necessary to ithile . orders to, the troops to be in readiness to quejl.,any . conitnotions which may take place. , It was last night reported, that two more French Bulletins had been received, one of which, it is said, contains an iICCOUIit of, the return ot. lit/ONArARTE to Paris,. after witnessing the ceremony, of the Co ronation of his 13631ilei' JOSENT: ~~ ).' Y esterday; 1 .fe''y minutes before one p!clock, hit INIASE9T4 alitiVt'd at tile Queen's Palace from Wind: tiOt.: . lii - si\lA;KitrY travelled by Eghan the direct road being still'il , tiipAsable:- His MAsEsTy. was re ceived at fbeTalaels•by the Dukes of •YoaK;co4- BERLAND, and CAMBRIDGE. MO& half.past. two o'clock His MiOasTY 'held a privateAeree. The following bad the honour of . being presented to His MAJESTY Lord Gritr.ston, upon earning 6) . 114 title, by the Lid of Liverpool. Mr. A. Carlisle, Upon hii'appointment to the Professor ship of Anatomy in the Royal Academy. c.:olooel Robert Craufurd, .Lqrtl Proby, and 13rigatlior. 4=e:4l:Winton, upon their return , frorn Spain. • Major qpner4l43rocistick, upon itts pr.innown and. return to Pngland. Dr. KING. did homage before His MAJESTY, on being aiipOintedßisliop of HoCi4STRR, in the room of hr. PASIVIER, lrxas t ated to the;' , Bishoprick of Ely: • His MAJESTY gave audiences to the Cabinet Mi nisters and the .1111)GIt AnvocAyx, who laid before His MAJESTY the proceedlnga of several Courts .Martial, • . His MAJESTY. held Privy'Council, at which the RECORDER of LoNtioN attended, - .and Made his re port of the-conViets , capitally conviefed at the laat Session 9 in the Old Bailey i when-we iinderstand the num front Ilii-mingitain; for uttering" forged bank notes, and the woman for forging - ,fieatrien's certifi cates of births, wills; &c. were-ordere.d b tor execu tion next Wndnesday. C(oznoit and MlAirison tor robbing Mr. gutters intlie Park; tinder a' threat of a most. diabolical nature, were not we un derstand, to consequence of sotne dOubtietillained by Baron GM - ARAM, who tried them. • ''-• Soon afitr six o'clock his Majesty set off On his return to Windsor. Yesterday being Ash Wednesday, the Bishop of Du R H A t‘r preached before the Nobility at the Chapel 'Royal, in consequence of the Bishop of Ltikuost continuing indisposed. In the cause of Mawman v. Gillet, the'applic,nicn of the latter for a new trial was 'refused last -Moitt:Py NAVAL NEWS. ICOWES, FEB. 15.—Yesterday evening strived here the • Swedish Ship liana, BRUMbIER, frciin St; Übes, with salt and fruit, for Stockholm ; she left that Port twelve days ago, in company with sillteeti others, without convoy, there being.no Ship of War at that place, and they thought proper to put to sea, as they wete daily expeaing the. French .to arrive there. P.S. Two other Swedes are in sight, supposed of the Fleet from St. Übe;. • DEAL, Fet5,:15...--,Camc down from the River the' Avery, HAnats for Curacoa ; CLARK, and the Lord Forbes, MACKIE, for Jamaica ; and remain in the Downs with His Majesty's Ships au per last. LIVERPOOL, FFB. 14.--Arrived the HULNIAN, from Lisbon, in 12 . days. Twelve Sail of Transports, with troops on board, sailed from the Tagus under convoy of a Frigate, for Cadiz the day bt:fore the IFilliam left; and the remainder were all preparing to leave as ,fast as possible. PLViIoUTH, Fan. 14.—Arrived the French Sloop La Prudent, laden with sugar, coffee, &c. from Guadalonpe bound to France, captured in the Chan nel by the Defiance, of 74 guns, Capt. HortAIL PonTsrpuTH, Fin. lb.—Sailed this day the ,Transport Oak, HALL ; No. 397 is got off Soutli Sei Beach, and come into harbour.. GREENOCK, Flll3. 1 3.—'The Schooner Swift, from New York tO Boston, blown off' the coast, h3vil'S' 180 bags of cotton no board, arrived here on Saw' day in distress—one man Washed overboard. , Arrived on Friday the Lord Dim* INVE‘Mu) from Nftw Providence—sailed the 24th of Deictifl l, her. The Irmdinda Marquis, was loading for this port, to sail in a week, alter; BARBADOES, JAN. 3. Sir A. CaonnANE, the Neptune, .arrived here on Sunday ;• and, since our last, the York, Captain BARTON, and Belleisk,Coptiiin Fatter,; 0 . the. Line, the "Icasta .t..;:alitain kiAVKIt, Sattage an d Grouper Brigs, and cattle Schooner, have also ' 11 ". rived,: all from off 1114 - tinique ; the blockade of which has not ho‘‘ ever . neen raked, but confide ,! 1 for the present to the or the lr.ine, and at Squadron of Frigates. After' all the indications which. we have lately be' fixed with anticipatiop nock .confidence, rumours are pUblic mind has . heen long skew of arms and ittiktftfar for, by the reports Of n h o el w d' afl a oa nt i C w l'i l w fic i h ligi .w il o b t l6l d dissolve them ' Oita a mere , the d9y, it would seem that whatever had been the objea of the fo:inidable preparations and arraae , an d a d!s atb),:)tuvt rt t li o an4ta i n n e i d teie tbrougn tmriehlu'itior o ie f,t i h w e re .t 4 ro lt of .i i: out the reapettive garrisons the Wands.-- Whence this sudden and cnexpeCled change,. 13 tor tally inexplicable to us, and is rendered but the roore.perplexing front dn.: variety of principles on which it is accounted for. Without t o il ow ,,, g the I many reports, or giving any. opinion on them, w 0 ,shalt await the fact as it developes itself. Nothing appears, however, for the present, to be relaxA iu either our naval' or Military arrangements, al though, from 'the circumstances of several of the Men of War being about to go to sea, much court tenhrie is given to the generally recei.v.d opinion) , that whatever project was on .the tapis !gas been at least protracted, if not nitogether relinqu,ished.“ 1. 1 .'1.1 are assured that Genvral ncßiSlipitt, is des* tined to Lisbon, and the ohjea of his'Exp c ;diliQn it to organize the Portugueze 'levy. — Major-General HILL' is atso going out with ficts regiments. We do not know inAdgstination. Yesterday a .Court- of Diret.‘tors was held at the East 'lndia House, when the undermentioned Com* direct, viz. Capt. Hera-iv of the lit OW' manders• took leave previous to d e p art i ng tb r Chi" tette ; rapt. TAMERAHALIMIRTON,', athe uktion. 'Capt. EASTYIRLb was sworn into the command el the Earl Howe, destined to . Madeira,, Madras, and •Bengal. The Court adjourned at silt o'clock till, to-morrow; 13ortt , N ono tes Di% orce received the , Royal :Assent on Tnestlay morning, at te n o ' c ./ oc k ;, and, in the course of the day, the late Lady . Boatis'sport Was mulled to Sir AATHOR PAGET, and is now Lad? AUGUSTA PAGRT; • _We have the pleasure to announce t h e arr i va l at Cadiz of the San Savo, from Vora with nine and a half in dollars; or upwards of two -millions sterling. This is the :ichest.cargo the has been sent from the Spanish Settlements to the Parent .State, and is one-fifth 'of . . the total annual suppli from those coontries in times of peace and prosperity. About seven millions of dollars ,belong to the.Go" cernment. The rest is private property f buu t , v l -imagine the whole will, tor the present, be ap p lied by the Junta to the.public use. The Capitulation of ,the City of Corunna was .signed on the 101 h ult. by Marshal Souur and al° Governor DE ALUM°. .The. Articles are thirteen its number, but they do , not contain any feature of in" portance. The terms are rather lenient. Art 0111 " nesty has been . gianted - to. all the inhabitants, even , to •those who held..olliCial, SitUlllloll6li • military and ' marine officers are allowed to retain their rank) 00 taking . the oath of ailegianee toKing J 0131.11. nose who "refuse to: take that oath am to be considered as prisoners of war. We are authorized -to I .itate, that the Hope In surance: Company have nu connection whatever With the intended Cattle Life Insurance Company. - .Yesterday morning Starke 7, Laspar i and Catill , were executed hi the Oki Batley, for,asburglary at the house of the Dowager Countess of Morton. Most true is the adage that,.,". dear,bonght exile ' riehee is one of the b e st monitors."—Aod so tru l ) r felt Willi its operation, on A- recent occasion, that ad venturers in the preent Lottery Scheme, (a Scheme . rcipre'inotnentous than ever, from its superior weigh" of interest) evidently appear resolved USA Xg aiii 3 l° ._ subject thems e lves ; ' by delaying purchase, - to as au - Vance of price, . aa' in 'the last Lottery, co 50. per ,Ticket. Lomoorz : _Printed by R. HAlat A_ (of ,Martlett.cour t r BON -street).. and m o ihilhssei ki , A Cwt. IP.e f nf south t